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doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.01.037. Peer reviewed by Clay Smith, MD.
"The Lo down on the Peguero-Lo Presti criteria for LVH
This study retrospectively evaluated a combined 216 patients in a test cohort and a validation cohort. Using echocardiography as the reference standard, the study compared the Peguero-Lo Presti criteria (SD + SV4) to several other commonly used ECG criteria for LVH. Using cutoffs of >/=2.3mV for females and >/=2.8mV for males, the Peguero-Lo Presti criteria had a far superior sensitivity for LVH (62%) compared to the next highest performer (Cornell voltage criteria, 35%). One millivolt = 10 small vertical boxes, 2 large boxes. The Peguero-Lo Presti criteria maintained specificity at 90%, which was similar to the other criteria evaluated."